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Last update: 10:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
55° NE
8 kts
max 10 kts
30%
5° C
994 hpa
75° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
2.2 m
03h
40° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
98%
5° C
996 hpa
41° NE
0.5 m
6 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
23° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
37° NE
0.5 m
7 s
4.9 m
09h
42° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5° C
999 hpa
37° NE
0.4 m
7 s
2.1 m
12h
84° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
6° C
999 hpa
37° NE
0.4 m
7 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
115° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
79%
6° C
998 hpa
42° NE
0.4 m
6 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
121° ESE
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
91° E
0.5 m
4 s
5.1 m
21h
127° SE
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
6° C
996 hpa
134° SE
0.8 m
3 s
2.7 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
135° SE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
149° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
133° SE
21 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
159° SSE
1.3 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
133° SE
26 kts
max 39 kts
99%
2.51 mm
6° C
985 hpa
158° SSE
1.7 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
148° SSE
26 kts
max 36 kts
99%
7.03 mm
6° C
982 hpa
165° SSE
1.9 m
6 s
3.0 m
12h
177° S
22 kts
max 31 kts
99%
7.07 mm
7° C
982 hpa
175° S
1.8 m
6 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
213° SSW
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.89 mm
9° C
982 hpa
182° S
1.3 m
6 s
3.8 m
18h
216° SW
17 kts
max 25 kts
4%
8° C
985 hpa
189° S
1.0 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
220° SW
16 kts
max 23 kts
6%
7° C
986 hpa
196° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
3.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
215° SW
12 kts
max 18 kts
11%
6° C
988 hpa
198° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
205° SSW
11 kts
max 13 kts
25%
6° C
989 hpa
207° SSW
0.7 m
6 s
3.4 m
06h
193° SSW
7 kts
max 8 kts
18%
6° C
990 hpa
198° SSW
0.5 m
6 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
148° SSE
8 kts
max 9 kts
92%
6° C
990 hpa
172° S
0.5 m
6 s
4.1 m
12h
159° SSE
9 kts
max 10 kts
33%
7° C
991 hpa
172° S
0.4 m
7 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
164° SSE
7 kts
max 10 kts
42%
7° C
991 hpa
179° S
0.4 m
8 s
2.5 m
18h
178° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
93%
5° C
992 hpa
146° SE
0.3 m
9 s
18:49
5.4 m
21h
112° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
993 hpa
149° SSE
0.3 m
9 s
4.6 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
118° ESE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
5° C
993 hpa
153° SSE
0.4 m
9 s
2.6 m
03h
130° SE
8 kts
max 10 kts
8%
5° C
993 hpa
128° SE
0.4 m
7 s
01:50
2.0 m
06h
107° ESE
9 kts
max 11 kts
6%
4° C
993 hpa
122° ESE
0.5 m
6 s
07:26
5.6 m
09h
114° ESE
9 kts
max 12 kts
20%
4° C
994 hpa
125° SE
0.6 m
6 s
5.1 m
12h
112° ESE
11 kts
max 12 kts
46%
5° C
995 hpa
111° ESE
0.7 m
5 s
3.0 m
15h
120° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
52%
6° C
994 hpa
106° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
14:40
1.8 m
18h
123° ESE
14 kts
max 18 kts
94%
6° C
993 hpa
109° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
4.2 m
21h
136° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
6° C
993 hpa
115° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
20:12
5.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
132° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
6° C
991 hpa
126° SE
1.1 m
5 s
3.5 m
03h
133° SE
19 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
990 hpa
127° SE
1.1 m
5 s
03:22
1.8 m
06h
158° SSE
22 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.68 mm
7° C
989 hpa
128° SE
1.1 m
5 s
3.6 m
09h
191° S
21 kts
max 27 kts
94%
0.65 mm
8° C
991 hpa
126° SE
1.1 m
5 s
08:46
5.8 m
12h
182° S
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
992 hpa
129° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.1 m
15h
161° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
81%
8° C
990 hpa
121° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
16:09
1.6 m
18h
154° SSE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
989 hpa
112° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
2.6 m
21h
180° S
19 kts
max 25 kts
89%
2.14 mm
8° C
989 hpa
109° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
21:22
5.8 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
190° S
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
1.28 mm
8° C
989 hpa
112° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
4.6 m
03h
197° SSW
16 kts
max 22 kts
60%
8° C
991 hpa
118° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
2.0 m
06h
184° S
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7° C
991 hpa
117° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
04:42
1.4 m
09h
174° S
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
123° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
09:52
6.0 m
12h
165° SSE
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
120° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
5.2 m
15h
163° SSE
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
1.28 mm
8° C
991 hpa
120° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
2.3 m
18h
217° SW
11 kts
max 15 kts
90%
0.52 mm
7° C
991 hpa
116° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
17:18
1.2 m
21h
225° SW
9 kts
max 13 kts
46%
6° C
991 hpa
115° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
22:18
6.1 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
193° SSW
10 kts
max 12 kts
50%
7° C
991 hpa
114° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
5.5 m
03h
188° S
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
114° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
2.6 m
06h
173° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.77 mm
7° C
988 hpa
112° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
05:45
1.0 m
09h
180° S
12 kts
max 14 kts
96%
0.45 mm
6° C
988 hpa
107° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
5.1 m
12h
151° SSE
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
7° C
987 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
10:44
6.3 m
15h
154° SSE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
0.93 mm
6° C
985 hpa
111° ESE
0.9 m
6 s
3.1 m
18h
220° SW
11 kts
max 17 kts
98%
2.46 mm
7° C
984 hpa
114° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
18:14
0.9 m
21h
207° SSW
12 kts
max 16 kts
81%
0.97 mm
7° C
984 hpa
121° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
4.5 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
197° SSW
15 kts
max 22 kts
76%
1.2 mm
7° C
984 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
23:04
6.4 m
03h
175° S
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
0.8 mm
7° C
984 hpa
97° E
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
123° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
98%
0.43 mm
6° C
984 hpa
96° E
0.9 m
5 s
06:38
0.7 m
09h
86° E
10 kts
max 11 kts
79%
6° C
985 hpa
104° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
3.7 m
12h
92° E
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
109° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
11:28
6.4 m
15h
84° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
111° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
4.0 m
18h
129° SE
6 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
985 hpa
115° ESE
1.2 m
5 s
19:02
0.7 m
21h
116° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
985 hpa
116° ESE
1.3 m
5 s
3.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
82° E
17 kts
max 23 kts
10%
6° C
983 hpa
117° ESE
1.3 m
6 s
23:45
6.6 m
03h
78° ENE
22 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
981 hpa
121° ESE
1.2 m
6 s
4.4 m
06h
80° E
25 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
979 hpa
115° ESE
1.2 m
5 s
07:24
0.5 m
09h
79° E
26 kts
max 33 kts
99%
2.1 mm
6° C
978 hpa
116° ESE
1.3 m
5 s
2.2 m
12h
111° ESE
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8.45 mm
5° C
979 hpa
116° ESE
1.3 m
6 s
12:07
6.5 m
15h
187° S
10 kts
max 18 kts
99%
3.94 mm
7° C
980 hpa
106° ESE
1.3 m
5 s
4.8 m
18h
180° S
12 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
983 hpa
100° E
1.3 m
5 s
1.6 m
21h
172° S
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.44 mm
8° C
985 hpa
99° E
1.2 m
6 s
19:43
0.6 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
155° SSE
14 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
986 hpa
104° ESE
1.2 m
5 s
00:22
6.6 m
03h
135° SE
16 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
105° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
5.1 m
06h
146° SE
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
985 hpa
104° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
1.7 m
09h
134° SE
16 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
101° E
1.1 m
6 s
08:03
0.5 m
12h
151° SSE
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.26 mm
7° C
986 hpa
103° ESE
1.1 m
6 s
12:43
6.5 m
15h
143° SE
11 kts
max 15 kts
66%
0.61 mm
8° C
986 hpa
103° ESE
1.0 m
6 s
5.4 m
18h
86° E
2 kts
max 3 kts
97%
1.11 mm
7° C
987 hpa
94° E
0.9 m
5 s
2.0 m
21h
299° WNW
10 kts
max 15 kts
36%
6° C
989 hpa
92° E
0.9 m
5 s
20:19
0.7 m

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